Cuff-holder



(No Model.)

L. A. SHATTUOK.

CUFF HOLDER. No. 392,282. Patented Nov. 6, 1888.

WITNESSES IJV' VEN TOR N. PETERS Pbolo'ulhngraphcn Wuhingmn. D. C.

LAFOREST A. SHATTUGK, OF BLOOD'ISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

'CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,232, dated November6, 1888.

Application filed June 1, 1888. Serial No. 275,712.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, LAFOREST A. SEAT- TUGK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bloomsburg, in the county of Columbia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCuff-Retainers; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention consists in a novel adjustable cuff-retainer comprising aspring-loop with a penetrating point or points, said loop being adaptedfor clasping and retaining the cuff against outward movement independentof the coatsleeve and of penetrating the coat-sleeve, thereby holdingitself positively in position and keeping the end of the cuff and theend of the coat-sleeve in proper relative position, as will be presentlydescribed.

It also consists in certain novel constructions and combinations in acuff-retainer, as will be presently described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my cuff-retainer.Fig. 2 is a similar viewshowing a modified construction. Fig. 3 is aSimilar view showing another modification of the cuff-retainer. Fig. 4is a similar view showing still another modification of thecuff-rctainer, and Fig. 5 is a view of a portion. of a coat-sleeve andcuff with the improved cuff-retaincr in its proper relation to thecoatsleeve and cuff.

The letter A in the drawings designates the cuff-retainer, which, inFigs. 1, 2, and 5, is represented as constructed out of a strip ofspring, plate, or sheet metal, and in Figs. 3 and i of round or othersuitably-shaped wire. To form the retainer shown in Fig. 1, one portionof a strip of plate or sheet metal is bent over upon the other, so astoform a loop for the reception or retention of a cuff, it being so bentthat the portion a extends back beyond the portion I), say, forinstance, about onequarter of an inch. The said portion a is retained inits straight or fiat form along nearly its whole length 5 but near thepoint where the (No model.)

bend begins itis bent in a curved form, a similar curvature being givenat about the same point to the portion 1), as shown at c, and thereby aspring action secured; and rearward of this curved spring portion 0 saidportion 1) is deflected inward, and a roughened or file-like surface isformed on it, the deflection being preferably far enough to have itimpinge against the portion a, as indicated at c, and at said point theroughened or file-like surface takes a firm hold upon the cuff, andbeyond this point of impingement a slightly-bowed form is imparted tothe portion Z, so as to increase its spring action and bring its rearend in forcible bearing contact with the portion a. At the terminationof the thus formed portion 6 a series of sharp spurs, barbs, or pointsfor penetrating a coat-sleeve are provided on its inner side, as shown,or in any other equivalent way. In order to give increased spring actionto the portionsc' and b of the cuff-retainer, and render practicable theuse of thinnot or lighter plate or sheet metal in its construction, theportion I), as shown in Fig. 2, may be bowed to a greater extent, andits rear end may be tapered and provided with fewer spurs, points, orbarbs, and in the portion a an oblong slot or retaining depression, 9,may be cut, so that a portion of the tapered end with its spurs, points,or barbs may pass through the slot or into the depression. By this meansa more powerful spring is obtained, as well as a longer range ofmovement can be secured for dcvelopi ng the action of said spring.

If desired, the cuff-retainer can be made of wire, as shown in Figs. 3and 4, in which the rear end of the portion 1) can be sharpened, as atf, so as to penetrate a coat-sleeve,while the portion a may be formed oftwo straight horizontal strands of wire running longitudinally andconnected by ahorizontal loop,whieh is at right angles to the verticalloop 0, as shown. The two wire strands give a spaced wide bearing orcontact surface, and if it is desirable to have this bearing or contactsurface increased in width, another longitudinal wire strand may beadded, as shown in Fig. 4; and should the loop at 0 and the bowed formin rear of the point e not afford the requisite amount of spring -force,one, two, or more helicoidal winds, as shown in Fig. 4, may be formed inthe portion 1) at a point between its sharp point f and the bend c, forthe purpose of increasing the spring action.

It is obvious that the sharp pins might be inserted into the rear end ofthe portion 1), as well as formed on it, and that the thus inserted pinswould accomplish the same purpose of penetrating the coat-sleeve as thespurs, points, or barbs shown. Especially would this be practicable withthe construction shown in Fig. 2,where a slot or opening, g, for thepassage of the point or points through the portion a is provided, and insome cases the spurs at the end of the portion b,with pins a shortdistance forward thereof, may be used to advan tage. By providing thecuff retainer with short spurs, points, or barbs, it,while holdingitself positively on the sleeve, can be adjusted to any desiredposition, and thus made to keep the front edgeof the cuff fartherfrom ornearer to the edge of the sleeve, as fancy may dictate.

In using the eufi' retainer its portions a and b are sprung apart, andit is slipped upon the edge of a cuff and edge of a coat sleeve, asillustrated in Fig. 5, and then, by withdrawing the force of thefingers, it will clasp the sleeve by its spring action,which actioncauses both of the portions a and b to bind upon the inner surface ofthe cuff at c with a frictional hold, and at the same time theportion 1) is caused to bind upon the outer surface of the sleeve, andits spurs, points, or barbs to penetrate the same sufficiently to insurea positive retention of the cuff-retainer and keep the cufi? and sleevein proper relation to one another.

The cuff-retainer may first be made of untempered metal and temperedafterward, and it also may be made of any suitable cheap metal, andafterward nickel, gold, or silver plated, or it may be made of eithergold or silver.

\Vliat I claim as my invention is- 1. The within-described adjustablecuff-rctainer, consisting of the portions or and I), connected by a bentspring portion, 0, and provided with a penetrating point or points, f,on the inner surface of the portion 12, substantially as described.

2. The cuff-retainer consisting of the portions a and I), connected byabent spring portion, 0, and provided with a penetrating point or points,f, on the inner side of its portion 1), and an opening, 9, in portion a,for the passage of the point or points, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LAFORES'L A. SHATTUGK.

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E. S. BLAOKWOOD, M. I. CALLAN.

